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Seven weeks into the 2026-27 BKT EuroCup season and we are reviewing Round 7 in Episode 7. We still have two perfect teams with Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem and Napoli Basketball while the first couple of teams are starting to look at must wins if they want to stay in playoffs contention.

Ivan Beas and David Hein review Turk Telekom Ankara’s entertaining victory over U-BT Cluj-Napoca; Roma Basketball grabbing a big win over ratiopharm ulm; Kids&Us Manresa knocking off Bosna BH Telecom Sarajevo; and Buducnost VOLI Podgorica fighting off Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse. The guys also look at excellent in...

We have moved into the second third of the 2026-27 BKT EuroCup season and this is Episode 5 of the show looking at Round 5. Just like last week, three teams are still undefeated - Aris Thessaloniki, Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem and Napoli Basketball - and two clubs are still waiting for their first wins - Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana and Balkan Botevgrad.

Ivan Beas and David Hein review Turk Telekom Ankara’s big win over Skyliners Frankfurt; Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem taking down Aris Thessaloniki in the big game of unbeatens; Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana getting their first wi...

We have moved into the second third of the 2026-27 BKT EuroCup season and this is Episode 5 of the show looking at Round 5. Just like last week, three teams are still undefeated - Aris Thessaloniki, Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem and Napoli Basketball - and two clubs are still waiting for their first wins - Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana and Balkan Botevgrad.

Ivan Beas and David Hein look at Bahcesehir College Istanbul beating PAOK Thessaloniki; Turk Telekom Ankara losing again, this time at London Lions; NINERS Chemnitz defeating Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse and Dolomiti Energia Trento battling past Buducnost VOLI Podgorica...

We are four weeks into the marathan that is the 2026-27 BKT EuroCup season and this is Episode 4 of the show looking at Round 4. There are three undefeated teams left - Aris Thessaloniki, Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem and Napoli Basketball - and two clubs are still waiting for their first wins - Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana and Balkan Botevgrad.

Ivan Beas and David Hein look at Aris Thessaloniki racing past Rostock Seawolves, London Lions’ wild win over U-BT Cluj-Napoca, Baglietto Derthona Tortona knocking off Recoletas Salud San Pablo Burgos and Siauliai Basketball surprising Turk Telekom Ankara on the road. Th...

We are here for Episode 3 of the show looking at Round 3 of the 2026-27 BKT EuroCup season. First off, sorry for missing last week but there were personal issues that made it not possible to record.

After three rounds of games, five teams are undefeated at 3-0 - Aris Thessaloniki, Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem, Napoli Basketball, Tofas Bursa and Bahcesehir College Istanbul; while four teams are still waiting for their first win - Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana, reigning champs Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse, Bosna BH Telecom Sarajevo and Balkan Botevgrad.

Ivan Beas and David Hein look at Umana...

And we are off - Round 1 of the 2026-27 BKT EuroCup season is complete and four clubs won their first-ever games in the competition - Riga Zelli, Recoletas Salud San Pablo Burgos, La Laguna Tenerife and Maxima Roma. Of the 16 games in Round 1, only three road teams grabbed victories - Dolomiti Energia Trento, Aris Thessaloniki and Buducnost VOLI Podgorica.

Ivan Beas and David Hein look at Napoli Basketball beating Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse; Tenerife fighting past Turk Telekom Ankara; Maxima debuting with a win over U-BT Cluj-Napoca; and Bahcesehir College Istanbul knocking off Roma Basketball. They also look...

The 2026-27 BKT EuroCup season tips off on September 29 and that means we need to talk about the 25th campaign. David Hein is joined this season on the Gone Traveling podcast by Ivan Beas to talk about all things EuroCup.

Here is the preview episode where they look at the top favorites for the title as well as which teams are darkhorse candidates to celebrate next April. They also speculate which players could be named to the All-EuroCup First Team when it’s all said and done as well as lesser-known players they are watching this season.

The Adidas NextGen EuroLeague Finals have finished and FC Barcelona grabbed the much-anticipated title to end a decade-long drought since their last crown since 2016. Barcelona defeated Real Madrid in the Championship Game in front of an exciting crowd at the Telekom Center in Athens - also known as the OAKA. David Hein reviews the Finals with Rafa Hernandez of Overtime.

They discuss the exciting final game as well as look at both of the finalists Barcelona and Real. Hein and Hernandez also talk about the other teams in the Finals as well as the NextGen’s “regular seas...

We have a champion! Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse have won the BKT EuroCup and will play next season in the EuroLeague after sweeping Besiktas GAIN Istanbul in the best of three finals. Adam Mokoka took home Most Valuable Player honors for two games of great performances including the championship-winning layup with 1.1 seconds left in Game 2.

Marco Munno and David Hein review Bourg’s unlikely win in Game 1 in Istanbul and then finishing off the Turkish team at home. Bourg become the third French club to win the EuroCup - the other two coming in 2021 with AS Monaco hoisting th...

We have two teams left standing in the 2025-26 BKT EuroCup as Besiktas GAIN Istanbul and Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse reached the Finals and will face off for a ticket to the EuroLeague next season.

Marco Munno and David Hein review Besiktas sweeping Istanbul rivals Bahcesehir College Istanbul as well as Bourg needing three games to fight past Turk Telekom Ankara.

Marco and Dave also go in depth into the best-of-three Finals, which will be played on April 22, April 28 and May 1. And they both pick their winners - and give the reasons.

If you...

Which two teams will reach the Finals of the 2025-26 BKT EuroCup? We will find out after the two Semifinals showdowns: Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse facing Turk Telekom Ankara and Besiktas GAIN Istanbul taking on Bahcesehir College Istanbul.

Marco Munno and David Hein go in depth into the two best-of-three series, which will be played on March 31, April 3 and April 8. And they both pick their winners - and give the reasons.

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And then there were four … we have gotten to the Semifinals of the 2025-26 BKT EuroCup as the four matchups of the Quarterfinals saw Bahcesehir College Istanbul, Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse, Besiktas GAIN Istanbul and Turk Telekom Ankara all advance to the best-of-three final four.

Marco Munno and David Hein go in depth into Bachesehir’s tough win over U-BT Cluj-Napoca; Bourg battling past Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana; Besiktas surviving a valiant effort from Dolomiti Energia Trento; and Turk Telekom surprising Group A winner Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem.

They did not preview the two Semifinals showdowns - Besiktas vs B...

We have reached the Quarterfinals of the 2025-26 BKT EuroCup as the four matchups of the Eighthfinals saw Dolomiti Energia Trento, U-BT Cluj-Napoca, Turk Telekom Ankara and Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana all advance to the final eight.

Marco Munno and David Hein go in depth into Trento’s surprising win over fellow Italian side Umana Reyer Venica; Cluj taking down Buducnost VOLI Podgorica on the road; Turk Telekom break a scoring record in a home win over BAXI Manresa; and Cedevita survive a battle against NINERS Chemnitz.

To close, they looked at the four Quarterfinals matchups: Ba...

The wait is almost over … the BKT EuroCup Eighthfinals take place next week and we preview the four games and pick the winners.

Marco Munno and David Hein go into the four matchups - Turk Telekom Ankara vs BAXI Manresa; Buducnost VOLI Podgorica vs U-BT Cluj-Napoca; Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana vs NINERS Chemnitz; and Umana Reyer Venice vs Dolomiti Energia Trento. We look at what key factors will decide the games and then decide on which team we think will win.

If you have any questions or comments, please message us at [email protected] or co...

This is the first week since the end of the BKT EuroCup Regular Season and we are looking back at some of the biggest stories of the 18-game campaign.

Marco Munno and David Hein review which were the best and worst teams, the positive and negative surprises as well as the best Sixth Man, Rising Star, Coach of the Year and our All-First and Second Teams (I like Marco’s better than mine looking back).

There will not be a show next week but we will be back on March 5 to preview the Eighthfinals.

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The BKT EuroCup Regular Season is over and the playoffs are set with Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem and Besiktas GAIN Istanbul owning the top spots and Jerusalem holding home court advantage through the playoffs. The two second seeds going directly to the Quarter-Finals are Bahcesehir College Istanbul and Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse. And the other big game was U-BT Cluj-Napoca beating Aris Thessaloniki Betsson to grab the final spot in the post-season.

Marco Munno and David Hein review the action from Round 18 and highlight the wins by Turk Telekom Ankara - who raced away from NINERS Chemnitz in the...

There is only one week left in the BKT EuroCup Regular Season and there is plenty of drama to come after a thrilling Round 17 of action. This week’s games were highlighted by an incredible comeback and buzzer-beater winner win by Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse to secure a Quarter-Finals spot; Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem surviving a massive rally to win in overtime to lock up the top spot in Group A; and Bahcesehir College Istanbul missed a chance to secure a top-two spot by losing to Slask Wroclaw again(!). The playoffs field is complete save for one team - either U-BT Cl...

Only three spots are left in the playoffs as we finished Round 16 of the BKT EuroCup with the biggest highlight being Neptunas Klaipeda upsetting Hapoel Jerusalem while Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse returned to their winning ways. Everything is still up for grabs - also the top overall spot.

Marco Munno and David Hein review the action from Round 16 and feaure wins by Bahcesehir College Istanbul - who shocked Aris Thessaloniki Betsson with a fourht quarter comeback; and Dolomiti Energia Trento, who built on back-to-back buzzer-beater wins to roll past Besiktas GAIN Istanbul. The show then moves to strong...

Wow, what a week in the BKT EuroCup as Round 15 was full of craziness. Besiktas GAIN Istanbul became the third team to qualify for the playoffs - after Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem and Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse - while both Jerusalem and Bourg lost. There were THREE game-winners at the buzzer … and … Veolia Towers Hamburg finally won.

Marco Munno and David Hein review the games and highlight wins by Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana - who beat U-BT Cluj-Napoca; and Dolomiti Energia Trento, who got a buzzer-beater for the second straight game to knock off Lietkabelis Panevezys. They then look at the...

This week we look at Round 14 of the BKT EuroCup in which Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem joined Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse in booking their spot in the playoffs; and Besiktas GAIN Istanbul and BAXI Manresa both picked up big wins. There were also some big additions to a few of the teams in the league. And yes, Veolia Towers Hamburg are still winless.

Marco Munno and David Hein review the games and highlight wins by Manresa - who beat Bahcesehir College Istanbul; and Dolomiti Energia Trento, who needed a buzzer-beater to knock off Panionios Cosmorama Travel Athens. They also...

Welcome back to the Gone Traveling podcast and we are looking at Round 13 of the 2025-26 season of the BKT EuroCup - an exciting round of action which had a massive upset by Panionios Cosmorama Travel Athens while we have the first team qualified for the playoffs as Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse have the Q behind their name in the standings. All the while, the wait for Veolia Towers Hamburg’s first victory continues.

Marco Munno and David Hein review the games and highlight wins by Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem - who set club records in a blowout of Sl...

Happy New Year and welcome back to the Gone Traveling podcast as we look at Round 12 of the BKT EuroCup with a couple of upsets and plenty of big games by big players. The leaders of both groups - Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem and Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse - have 10-2 records and two-game leads over the next best teams in their groups. And yes, we are still waiting for Veolia Towers Hamburg to win their first EuroCup game of the season.

Marco Munno and David Hein review the action and highlight wins by NINERS Chemnitz - who surprised...

The BKT EuroCup is not quite on Christmas break yet - NINERS Chemnitz are hosting Besiktas GAIN Istanbul on day of this release - but we thought we should hand out some Christmas gifts.

Marco Munno and David Hein get into the holiday spirit and pick five teams from each group and hand out some gifts. Marco’s clubs from Group A are Bahcesehir College Istanbul, Aris Thessaloniki Betsson, Neptunas Klaipeda, Umana Reyer Venice and Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem. Dave for his part chose Panionios Cosmorama Travel Athens, London Lions, ratiopharm ulm, Dolomiti Energia Trento and NINERS Chemnitz fr...

Round 11 of the BKT EuroCup featured plenty of great storylines as the teams prepare for a Christmas break. Both groups have leaders at 9-2 in Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse and Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem with Jerusalem now owning a two-game lead over the next-best sides. And Veolia Towers Hamburg are still waiting for their first win of the season in the EuroCup.

Marco Munno and David Hein review the action and highlight wins by BAXI Manresa - who knocked off Slask Wroclaw - and U-BT Cluj-Napoca - in a record-breaking performance over Neptunas Klaipeda. They then discuss top individual...

The second half of the BKT EuroCup Regular Season tipped off with Round 10, and we saw a major upset with Dolomiti Energia Trento knocking off Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse to allow Besiktas GAIN Istanbul to take over first place in Group B. Group A’s sole leader is Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem.

Marco Munno and David Hein review the action and highlight the wins by Aris Thessaloniki Betsson over Umana Reyer Venice and Besiktas coming back to beat Lietkabelis Panevezys in overtime. They then look back at the strong performances by Arnas Velicka of Neptunas Klaipeda, Kris Bankstron from Tu...

The BKT EuroCup is back after the FIBA national team break for Round 9, which featured another major upset over Bahcesehir College Istanbul as we reach the halfway point of the regular season. Bahcesehir are now behind Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem and Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana in Group A while JL Bourg-en-Bresse still lead Group B with a 8-1 mark. The Gone Traveling podcast reviews all of the important storylines from Round 9 of the EuroCup.

Marco Munno and David Hein look at Bourg’s victory over Buducnost VOLI Podgorica as well as Neptunas Klaipeda shocking Bahcesehir. They also review the to...

There are no games in the BKT EuroCup this week with the on-going national team break for FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Qualifiers. We have basically reached the halfway point of the 2025-26 BKT EuroCup season - having gotten through eight of 18 rounds. So what a perfect time to review the season so far.

David Hein and Marco Munno review the first half of the season, each picking who are the biggest surprises - both positive and negative - and who would be the winners of the three awards (Rising Star, Coach of the Year and Most Valuable...

There was a major upset in Round 8 of the BKT EuroCup as Slask Wroclaw knocked off Bahcesehir College Istanbul to create a three-way tie atop Group A. Group B meanwhile remains in control of Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse. And yes, Veolia Towers Hamburg are still winless. The Gone Traveling podcast reviews all the important storylines from Round 8 of the EuroCup.

Marco Munno and David Hein look at Besiktas GAIN Istanbul’s win over Turk Telekom Ankara in a big Turkish derby as well as Slask showing just how strong they are at home by shocking Bahcesehir. They also re...

There are two teams at 6-1 atop the standings of the BKT EuroCup after Round 7 - Bahcesehir College Istanbul in Group A and Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse in Group B - and we still have one team waiting for their first win - Veolia Towers Hamburg. The Gone Traveling podcast looks at Round 7 of the EuroCup.

Marco Munno and David Hein look at Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana’s win over Umana Reyer Venice as wll as Bourg blowing past struggling ratiopharm ulm. We also review the individual performances by Alex Bouteille of Buducnost VOLI Podgorica, Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem’s Cass...

There are no more undefeated teams in the BKT EuroCup as Bahcesehir College Istanbul lost against Hapoel Midtown Jerusalem while Veolia Towers Hamburg remained the only winless team - not having won a game in any competition. The Gone Traveling podcast looks at Round 6 of the EuroCup, highlighting Jerusalem’s win as well as some of the top individual showings of the week.

Marco Munno and David Hein look at ratiopharm ulm’s win over London Lions as well as Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana knocking off U-BT Cluj-Napoca for the only road victory of the round. We also take...

And just like that there is only one undefeated team left in the BKT EuroCup through five rounds as Bahcesehir College Istanbul won but Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresss suffered a loss. The Gone Traveling podcast looks at Round 5 of the EuroCup, highlighting both of those games as well as some of the top individual performances during the week.

Marco Munno and David Hein look at Besiktas GAIN Istabul’s strong win over previously undefeated Bourg as well as Bahcesehir beating BAXI Manresa in the other big game of the round. We also go in-depth into Davante Jones of Do...

Round 4 of the 2025-26 (NOT 2024-25 as mentioned in the podcast) BKT EuroCup was highlighted by two high scoring, thrilling games won by Besiktas GAIN Istanbul and U-BT Cluj-Napoca. That left two undefeated teams (Bahcesehir College Istanbul and Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse) and only Veolia Towers Hamburg have not won a game. The week also saw the first EuroCup coach get fired as Aris Thessaloniki Betsson sacked Bogdan Karaicic after just four rounds of games. Episode 5 of Gone Traveling reviews all the action in the Round 4 games.

Marco Munno and David Hein look at Besiktas’ win over previously un...

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Round 3 of the 2025-26 BKT EuroCup is just about done - sorry fans of London and Trento, who play on Thursday - and we have four undefeated teams, two in each group and three sides are still winless. In Episode 3 of the Gone Traveling podcast we review victories by Bestikas GAIN Istanbul and Slask Wroclaw.

Marco Munno and David Hein review the third round of action, featuring Besiktas wasting a 14-point lead but fighting past...

Round 2 of the 2025-26 BKT EuroCup is done and we have five undefeated teams and five winless teams. And one of each are probably two of the bigger stories so far. In Episode 3 of Gone Traveling we look at the big wins by Cosea JL Bourg-en-Bresse and Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana.

Marco Munno and David Hein review the 2nd round of action, featuring Bourg wasting a 16-point lead but fighting past winless Turk Telekom Ankara. Another big showdown was Cedevita grabbing a big road victory over Hapoel Bank Yahav Jerusalem to improve to 2-0.

We also...

And we are off! Round 1 of the 2025-26 BKT EuroCup is (just about) in the books - we will not be talking about the London vs Buducnost game which takes place on Thursday - and there were some surprises, some history and some fantastic performances. Among the top highlights was Panionios Athens winning their first EuroCup game in nearly 12 years while ratiopharm ulm surprised Turk Telekom Ankara on the road.

Marco Munno and David Hein review the 1st round of action, featuring Panionios’ win over EuroCup debutants NINERS Chemnitz and Ulm winning in Türkiye. We also loo...

The 2025-26 BKT EuroCup season is about to tip off and with it marks the return of the TTC Gone Traveling podcast. David Hein is joined by Italian basketball reporter Marco Munno to discuss each of the 20 teams in the field.

We look at some of the teams we feel will preform really well as well as some who will struggle. Other topics are some of the fascinating coaching changes the teams have undertaken as well as who are the top contenders for the Rising Star award.

The podcast continues with some of the players...

The Road to Greatness is over! Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv are the champions of the 2024-25 BKT EuroCup! After a wild season of personnel moves, Hapoel swept Dreamland Gran Canaria 2-0 in the Finals to win the first European trophy in the club’s 52-year history. They also became the first Israeli team to win the EuroCup since Hapoel Jerusalem in 2003-04. Oh, and Hapoel are bound for the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague! And they have already made some headlines about players they would like to add for next season.

Sergio Llebres and David Hein review Hapoel’s two...

The BKT EuroCup Finals are set: Hapoel Shlom Tel Aviv vs Dreamland Gran Canaria - the first time finalists from Israel vs the 2023 EuroCup champs from Spain. Both teams won their Game 3 of the Semi-Finals on the road to eliminate top seeds Valencia Basket and Bahcesehir College Istanbul, respectively. We review the two final Semi-Finals games and break down - and predict - the Finals.

Sergio Llebres and David Hein break down what happened in each of the Game 3s and how Hapoel Tel Aviv and Gran Canaria reached the Finals. Of course we also preview the...

There are two Game 3s in the BKT EuroCup Semi-Finals as Dreamland Gran Canaria and Hapoel Sholomo Tel Aviv both won their Game 2s at home and now hope to take down Bahcesehir College Istanbul and Valenica Basket, respectively on the road to reach the Finals. In the latest edition of Gone Traveling podcast, we review the first two games of each of the best-of-three series.

Sergio Llebres and David Hein break down all four games of the Semi-Finals that have been won by the home team. Who shined in the two matchups of powerhouses and what...

The BKT EuroCup Semi-Finals tip off on Tuesday March 25 with Bahcesehir College Istanbul taking on Dreamland Gran Canaria while Valencia Basket host Game 1 of their best-of-three series against Hapoel Shlomo Tel Aviv. We break down the two matchups and make our predictions.

Sergio Llebres and David Hein look at the stats and rosters of the four teams and give the keys to each of the series. And then they brave a pick on who will reach the Finals.

Dave: Bahcesehir 2-0 Sergio: Gran Canaria 2-1

Dave: Valencia 2-0Sergio: Valencia 2-0

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